Motorcyclist killed near mall

A motorcyclist was killed Sunday evening when he crashed into a fence off a frontage road in Schaumburg, police said.

The crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m. outside Woodfield mall on West Frontage Road south of Golf Road, said Sgt. John Nebl of the Schaumburg Police Department.

The motorcyclist was headed south when he ran off the road before hitting a fence that runs along Illinois Highway 53, police said. The man's identity was not being released. The road remained closed near the mall for several hours Sunday night while police investigated.